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Northwestern State’s football team will play six games at Turpin Stadium in 2026, including a season-opening Thursday night, Aug. 27 contest renewing a long dormant series with nearby Louisiana Christian (formerly Louisiana College), and third-year coach Blaine McCorkle’s Demons will visit NSU’s oldest rival, Louisiana Tech in Week 2.
The 12-game schedule was announced on Tuesday as part of a Southland Conference-wide schedule release for the 2026 season.
“Thursday night openers are always fun because the students are here and you get a good crowd. We opened up against Alcorn on Thursday night last year and it was a great atmosphere so we are excited to do that again,” said McCorkle.
The game with the Wildcats is the first between the two programs since 1968 in a series dating back to 1908.. LC dropped football in 1969, and resumed it two decades ago. Located in Pineville, Louisiana Christian plays at the NAIA Division I level and has visited Southland members McNeese and Houston Christian in season-openers in the past two years.
“I can see LC bringing a lot of people up and they’re a good football team,” said McCorkle. “I give Coach (Ben) McLaughlin a lot of credit. They’ve won their conference two of the last three years, and they do a lot of good things. There’s no doubt their players will be excited to come in here and play.”
Northwestern renews another regional rivalry the following week when it travels to Louisiana Tech on Sept. 5. The first meeting with the Bulldogs since 2023 begins a stretch of three straight September road games for the second straight season.
Sandwiched between the trip to Ruston and a program-first trip to Utah to close a home-and-home agreement with Weber State (Sept. 19), the Demons travel to East Texas A&M (Sept. 12) for the first of nine SLC games on the schedule.
After four straight seasons with multiple FBS opponents on their non-conference schedule, the Demons face just one in 2026.
“Excited about the regional rivalry with Tech. We have a history of playing a lot over the years,” McCorkle said. “I know our kids will be really excited to go up there and play against people that they know. There’s a lot of crossover on our rosters with high school teammates or guys you played against when you’re that close in proximity.
“Then after a week of conference play against East Texas A&M, back on the road to Weber State, who came in here two years ago and handled us pretty good. They have been a perennial FCS power. So, three non-conference games this year and we definitely have our work cut out for us. They should set us up pretty good going into conference play to know where we are.”
With two Louisiana-based teams in the non-conference, the Demons face five total in-state opponents on the year, including the first home conference game against Southeastern on Sept. 26. It signals a stretch of three of four and five of seven games inside Turpin Stadium.
McNeese (Oct. 17) and Nicholls (Oct. 24) also visit Natchitoches in 2026, marking the first time since 1978 the Demons host the Colonels, Cowboys and Lions in the same season and the first time with all being Southland Conference opponents.
The last time NSU played five games against in-state teams in the same season was 2017.
After consecutive home games in mid-October, the Demons close their home slate with consecutive home games in early November, hosting UTRGV (Nov. 7) in the first football meeting between the two schools in history, and HCU (Nov. 14).
“Six home games is a big deal,” McCorkle said. “It’s been a while since we’ve had six home games. And then Louisiana Tech is right up the road. So really, you have within proximity, seven right here in our backyard where all our fans all be able to see us play.
It is the first time since 2013 the Demons have six home games during a season.
NSU closes the season with a Thursday night rivalry game against Stephen F. Austin, this time in Nacogdoches.
Kickoff times and the homecoming date will be set later, officials said.
| Date | Opponent | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 27 | Louisiana Christian | Natchitoches |
| Sept. 5 | at Louisiana Tech | Ruston |
| Sept. 12 | *at East Texas A&M | Commerce, Texas |
| Sept. 19 | at Weber State | Ogden, Utah |
| Sept. 26 | *Southeastern | Natchitoches |
| Oct. 3 | *at Lamar | Beaumont, Texas |
| Oct. 10 | Open date | — |
| Oct. 17 | *McNeese | Natchitoches |
| Oct. 24 | *Nicholls | Natchitoches |
| Oct. 31 | *at UIW | San Antonio, Texas |
| Nov. 7 | *UTRGV | Natchitoches |
| Nov. 14 | *HCU | Natchitoches |
| Nov. 19 | *at Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches, Texas |
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DEAR IDA: My daughter is getting married in June. My “best friend” of thirty years, “Linda,” was naturally on the guest list. However, Linda recently went on a social media tirade, using AI-generated images to mock a political cause that my daughter and her fiancé professionally advocate for. My daughter has rescinded the invitation. Linda is sobbing to me that “politics shouldn’t ruin a thirty-year friendship.” I feel caught in the middle. Do I side with my daughter’s boundaries or my friend’s history? — TORN IN MONROE
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Your daughter has the right to decide who feels safe and supportive at her own wedding. A wedding is not a town hall; it is an intimate milestone where the couple is entitled to set boundaries about who is present, especially when their life’s work has been mocked. Honoring her decision now will matter far more for your long-term relationship with her than smoothing things over with a guest who is not central to the marriage itself.
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As Christmas approaches, the DeSoto Parish Journal would like to extend our warmest wishes to each of our readers. This season reminds us of the joy of community, the comfort of tradition, and the importance of taking time to appreciate the people who make life meaningful. We are truly grateful for your support and for the privilege of sharing DeSoto Parish’s stories throughout the year.
To allow our staff time to enjoy the holiday with family and friends, DPJ will take Thursday and Friday off. We’ll return Wednesday, refreshed and ready to bring you more of the news and updates that matter to our parish.
From our family to yours, Merry Christmas, and may your holiday be filled with peace, warmth, and all the things that make this season bright.
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Rick Eugene Pharris, age 68, of Mansfield, Louisiana, passed away on December 18, 2025. Born July 2, 1957, Rick lived a life marked by faith, service, strength, and a love that showed up in real ways.
Rick was the kind of man people felt safe around. Strong and fearless, he carried himself with purpose and took the utmost pride in his job and in life in general. He believed in doing things the right way, standing on what you say, and giving your best—because that is the standard he lived by.
Rick was proud of his service in the United States Marine Corps and was also known for his time with the Sheriff’s Department. He had a protector’s spirit—steady, loyal, and unshakable. A man of God, Rick believed in putting God first, family second, and everything else last, and he passed those values down through the way he lived.
To know Rick was to know what it meant to have someone in your corner. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need, one call or one text away, and he didn’t just offer help, he showed up. He gave his time, his strength, and his heart without needing recognition.
Rick was also a skilled carpenter who built many things throughout his life, but one of the most meaningful was building a tree house with his son—creating not only a place to play, but a place where work ethics, pride, and perseverance were taught hand-to-hand and board-by-board.
And if you knew Rick, you knew his motorcycle wasn’t just a hobby, it was part of him. His pride and joy was his 1997 Heritage Springer Harley-Davidson, black with red stripes. Many joked it was his “second wife,” and Rick would’ve probably agreed. He could spend hours cleaning it, and he made sure everyone understood one thing clearly: don’t go near it.
Rick is survived by his son, Nick Pharris; his daughter-in-law, Megan Pharris; his granddaughter, Meadow; his grandson, Blayton; his sister, Debbie; and his brothers, Randy Pharris, Roger Pharris, and Ronnie Pharris.
Rick was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Pharris, who passed away in 2024.
Rick will be deeply missed and forever remembered for his faith, his strength, his service, his work ethic, and the way he loved people fully. His legacy lives on in the family he raised, the lives he helped, and the example he left behind.
Funeral services celebrating Rick’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 943 Polk Street, Mansfield, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 7970 Mike Clark Rd, Keithville, Louisiana at 12:30 p.m. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Rose-Neath Funeral Home.
By DOUG IRELAND, Journal Sports
After the biggest game of the year ended painfully, the North DeSoto Griffins football team’s leaders saw the bigger picture.
The scene last Friday afternoon on the field at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans as the game clock evaporated was agonizing to behold – heartbreaking for NDHS players, coaches, managers, trainers, and cheerleaders to experience.
It went deeper than simply the bitter disappointment of losing 50-43 to Iowa from Calcasieu Parish in the state championship game for Non-Select Division II. It was the first loss of the season for the Griffins, and their second defeat in the state finals in the four-year careers of their seniors, some who will always rank among not only the school’s best players, but in a couple cases, among the most outstanding in the area and even the state.
As the searing emotions calmed during the postgame awards presentations, and after the team made its way into the locker room, the hurt lingered. It will for quite some time. But the Griffins began to gather themselves, and reflected who they are and what brought them to the state’s biggest stage.
“This in no way diminishes what these guys have done,” said their coach, Dennis Dunn, minutes later in the postgame press conference. “The four-year run here, with Luke Delafield as our leader and these seniors, won 46 football games. That’s pretty amazing – two state championship games in four years.”
What they accomplished was rooted in that senior group, said Dunn.
“They modeled the standard and the culture in a way that represents who we want to be. They met the standard every day, 365 days a year. They left a legacy that’s unmatched… one that will be remembered forever.”
And it will be treasured by all involved, especially the boys who wore the red jerseys with the white numerals in the last football game most of the seniors will ever play.
“It’s been a blessing to be a part of it … the train horns, the packed house every Friday night,” said Delafield, the record-breaking quarterback, whose career will continue down I-49 in Natchitoches as the latest in his family to attend and compete for Northwestern State.
“I’ve been playing football since kindergarten and every time I’ve stepped on the football field I’ve had ND on my chest,” Delafield said. “It’s been a really, really, really fun ride … we never quit, we played as hard as we could, and in the end, they executed one more time than we did.”
It was the Griffins’ third straight game trading scores with stout playoff opposition. Friday, the teams combined for 1,007 yards and 93 points, the highest scoring of the eight championship contests staged by the LHSAA over three days.
There were eight lead changes, six after halftime, two in the final quarter. After Iowa regained the lead on a seven-play, 80-yard drive with 8:38 remaining, North DeSoto missed on its next chance and the Griffins’ offense never got another.
NDHS reached the Yellow Jackets’ 16 but was halted with 6:45 remaining. Twice afterward, the Griffins appeared to have stopped Iowa, but each time, major penalties allowed the Jackets a new set of downs – once on a just-too-late hit out of bounds at Iowa’s 24, then with just over two minutes to go, a controversial roughing-the-punter penalty after a snap sailed over the kicker’s head.
The Griffins ran out of time outs before that punt. The penalty allowed Iowa to erase the remaining time and celebrate their first-ever unbeaten season and first state crown.
“The (roughing) call wasn’t the game,” said Dunn. “We did not do enough to win. I want to credit Iowa for having a very good plan and staying with what they do. They beat us up front, in the trenches, and we didn’t get enough stops.”
Senior running back Kenny Thomas, headed to play at Louisiana Tech, provided 210 all-purpose yards for NDHS and scored once. Braelyn Latin plowed in for a pair of short TD runs.
Delafield had 233 passing yards on 17 of 24 aim, with two touchdown throws, both to Colton Lacour, who caught six balls for 113 yards. Delafield also ran for 79 yards and another TD.
Ethan Ivy led the Griffins with nine tackles, while Logan Anderson and Brayden Thomas had eight apiece. Hayden Bell made seven stops and came up with the only Iowa turnover, a fumble forced by Landyn Berry.
As the postgame press conference drew to a close, the NDHS contingent used its platform to explain the core of its success.
“It’s been an uncanny, organic move of God on this team,” said Dunn. “Jesus has been the hero.”
“I’m extremely blessed,” said Delafield. “God has had His hand over this whole ordeal.”
“I can’t wait to see what Jesus does in their lives going forward,” Dunn said. “It’s going to be so much fun to watch.”
Delafield and his fellow seniors will be watching future editions of the Griffins. Anchored in the culture that Dunn, his staff and the Class of 2026 have established, he offered a confident prediction.
“I can tell you this ain’t gonna be the last time North DeSoto plays on this field, and next time, they’re going to win.”
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Thanksgiving has always been more than a holiday. It is a pause button placed firmly near the end of the year—a reminder that despite the speed, noise, and pressure of modern life, there are some things too important to neglect. Chief among them is family.
In a world that constantly pushes us toward the next deadline, the next notification, the next obligation, Thanksgiving invites us to slow down long enough to truly see the people in front of us. It reminds us that our connections with one another are not distractions from life—they are life. The table we gather around, the conversations we share, and the traditions we pass from one generation to the next form the foundation of who we are and who we hope to be.
For many families, this year has not been easy. Economic uncertainty, rising costs, health challenges, and the lingering strain of national division have all taken their toll. Yet Thanksgiving teaches us that even in difficult seasons, gratitude can anchor us. It helps us focus not on what is missing, but on what remains: love, loyalty, shared memories, and the people who continue to stand by us even when the world feels unsteady.
Putting family first does not require grand gestures. It can be as simple as setting our phones aside for a few hours, listening without distraction, or offering a sincere thank-you to someone who quietly keeps everything running. It means showing up—with patience, with kindness, and with a willingness to forgive the small imperfections that every family carries. It means recognizing that time is precious, that moments are fleeting, and that the relationships around us deserve our best attention, not just our leftover energy.
This Thanksgiving, let us choose to be fully present. Let us remember that family is not defined solely by blood, but by commitment, compassion, and the people who walk beside us through every season. Let us honor the elders who shaped us, encourage the children who are watching us, and embrace those who may be feeling the weight of the holidays more than they want to admit.
Above all, let us make the conscious choice to put family first—not just on Thanksgiving Day, but throughout the year ahead. Because long after the dishes are washed and the leftovers are gone, it is our bonds with one another that will sustain us, steady us, and shape the stories we pass down.
May this Thanksgiving bring warmth to your home, peace to your heart, and a renewed appreciation for the people who make your life meaningful.
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Lot #3 Price: $95,000.00
Location/Address: Persley Rd, Stonewall, LA 71078 (DeSoto Parish)
Property Size: 4.05 Acres
Parcel Number: 02001666450
Zoning Description: Residential
Owner/Contact:
Contact: Hayli Cagle
Phone: 318-210-6939
eMail: haylicagle@kw.com
Keller Williams Realty Northwest Louisiana
795 Brook Hollow Dr
Shreveport, LA 71105
